Kathryn Thomas (born 20 January 1979) is an

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television presenter.

Early life

Thomas attended the national school on the Green Road, Carlow and began her secondary school years in

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. In her second year, she transitioned to

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in Dublin as a boarder. She studied Arts (English, Sociology and Information Studies) at

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but left before finishing as she won a contract to present the children's television programme ''Rapid''. She also took London Guildhall acting exams to Grade 8.

Television

Thomas's break into television came when she co-presented ''Rapid'', a youth sports show, with

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star

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during the 1990s. Thomas worked on the television series ''No Frontiers'', which included assignment stories about boomeranging in Australia,

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in New Zealand, child trafficking in

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, and American football. In 2008, Thomas co-presented '' Winning Streak: Dream Ticket'' with

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. From 2009, she co-presented the show with

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. She left ''Winning Streak'' in December 2011. In 2011, she became the new presenter of '' Operation Transformation'' on

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. In August 2011, it was announced that she would host the Irish version of ''

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'', ''

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''. In February 2012, Thomas stormed the stage during a performance by

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at the 9th Irish Film & Television Awards, and wagged her finger at the rock band after they sang a song with the lyrics "fuck the police". She accused the band of inciting people to violence.

Radio

Thomas has stepped in for John Murray on

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and also hosts an RTÉ Radio 1 quiz show.

Personal life

Thomas, had a five-year relationship with Garda Enda Waters, which ended in July 2012. She has been dating businessman Padraig McLoughlin since mid-2013. In 2017, Thomas announced through Instagram that she and McLoughlin were expecting their first child together. In March 2018, Thomas had her first daughter, Ellie McLoughlin. She announced via Instagram in June 2021 that she and McLoughlin were expecting their second child. She lives in

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. Thomas revealed in 2015 that a series of shooting stars inked on the inside of her lower left arm were not tattoos but were in fact transfers.

Commercial ventures

In April 2015 Thomas set up Pure Results Bootcamp, a seven-day diet and exercise camp operating out of Inish Beg Island, a private Island Estate in West Cork, Ireland. The camp programme includes a pre-camp consultation with a nutritionist to establish the participants' goals, a shared room in a courtyard cottage, a two-week post-camp fitness and diet programme and two weekly weigh-ins with a member of the Pure Results Bootcamp team.

Awards

In 2005, Thomas won the '' Travel Extra'' Irish Travel Writer of the Year. In 2008, she won the Sony Bravia TV Personality of the Year at the

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(IFTAs) in Dublin, as well as Best Female Presenter at the

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. In February 2012, she came third in a poll to find Ireland's most desirable Valentines.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Kathryn 1979 births 20th-century Irish people 21st-century Irish people Living people Alumni of University College Dublin RTÉ television presenters People from County Carlow RTÉ Radio 1 presenters Irish game show hosts Irish women radio presenters Irish women television presenters You're a Star contestants People educated at The King's Hospital